A former CEO, Gov. Wes Moore is used to the power of a whole organization moving behind him. As governor, he's faced opposition and alterations to his plans, even from his own party.

In his fourth State of the State address, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore spoke like an executive that has taken some lumps and learned some lessons. The speech felt at times like a family meeting, almost confessional. From @thebaltimorebanner.com 's State House team. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

UPDATE: U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Tuesday, lending her support for state lawmakers to keep moving a redistricting bill through the state Senate. The bill passed the House last week.

Gov. Wes Moore said on Friday he plans to sign bills banning agreements between federal immigration agencies and local jails. The so-called 287(g) agreements allow locals to flag noncitizens for ICE upon arrest, not conviction, and hold them for up to 48 hours. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

U.S. Rep Jamie Raskin made a late-night plea for the Maryland Senate to vote on redistricting. His 6-page argument targeted Sen. President Bill Ferguson's opposition to moving the bill in his chamber. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he's been 'singled out' by President Donald Trump and uninvited to events in Washington next week for the nation's governors. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he will sign legislation banning local jails/law enforcement from having cooperation agreements with ICE known as 287(g). Lawmakers could send him a bill as soon as next week, reports @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore demanded answers from DHS Sec. Kristi Noem about her agency's plans for a Williamsport warehouse. The Democrat also told his agency heads and AG Anthony Brown to review the warehouse purchase and use plans. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore railed against "political redlining" in other states as one of many reasons Maryland needs to redistrict. Do the proposed maps move that needle? Some accountability reporting here from @pwoodreporter.bsky.social, @leeosanderlin.bsky.social & @invisibae.bsky.social.

BREAKING: Maryland's House of Delegates approves a congressional map that would give Democrats a chance of an 8-0 sweep. Map moves to the state Senate, where it is likely to stall. My report from Annapolis: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Dan Cox filed to run for Maryland governor. Cox is a MAGA-aligned Republican, lawyer and former state delegate who lost to Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, 65%-32% in 2022. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A retired Maryland immigration judge was in Minneapolis over the weekend visiting family. He saw firsthand the ‘unhinged’ tactics of Border Patrol — was tear gassed and saw a man tackled for accidentally bumping into an agent after slipping on ice. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Sen. Bill Ferguson confronted Gov. Wes Moore about members of his staff donating to Ferguson’s primary challenger Bobby LaPin. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social and @leeosanderlin.bsky.social take us behind the scenes. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Alarmed by ICE's violent tactics, Maryland lawmakers say they'll put limits on federal immigration enforcement. Read their plans: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Tensions have reignited between Maryland’s Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Pres. Bill Ferguson over redistricting now that there’s a new map in play. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social has the story. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer endorsed his former campaign manager, Del. Adrian Boafo, to replace him in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

LIVE UPDATES: Follow along with today's action at the Maryland General Assembly, including: - Highlights of testimony on bills banning law enforcement (including ICE) from wearing masks - Why Gov. Moore went to Washington today www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Immigration bills are in the Maryland Senate. Banner reporters are live blogging the action. Follow along. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Lawmakers have made their plans clear. They’re set to ban 287(g) agreements in Maryland and stop ICE from covering their faces. Debate on both bills starts today. Some say their actions risk drawing more ICE into the state. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore sent his budget plan to lawmakers Wednesday. Lawmakers now decide how many of those suggestions stay in. They'll be the ones to balance the budget before the end of the session. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

UPDATE: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's redistricting commission is recommending a map that significantly redraws the 1st Congressional District, currently repped Republican Andy Harris. Read more: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's redistricting commission plans to meet at 4 p.m. today to vote on recommending a new map of Congressional district boundaries. The meeting is not open to the public. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

That's a lot of campaign cash.

It’s the hottest political buzzword of 2026 —Affordability. Both political parties in Maryland are laying claim to it. Here’s how that’s playing out this legislative session. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

3 Maryland members of Congress have joined dozens of Democrats demanding DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's removal from office after the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent. The House Democrats have filed articles of impeachment alleging Noem has violated the Constitution. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Some familiar Maryland Democrats are lining up for the open seat left by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer’s retirement. Looks like we’ve got ourselves a primary in the fighting 5th District. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

“Police mendacity acts as critical accelerant for the carceral state, greasing its wheels by generating arrests, justifying police violence, and shielding officers from accountability. The impact of a single lie can reverberate across generations, destroying countless lives and communities.”

U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat and dean of Maryland’s federal delegation, announced he won't run for re-election. “I make this decision with sadness, for I love this House,” he said Thursday. by @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A Maryland law permits anyone to file criminal charges against another with a court commissioner and without consequence if the accusations are false. @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social reports how this law has upended people’s lives. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

James Ransone, who played Ziggy Sobotka on “The Wire,” has died. He was 46.

Top Maryland officials, including Cabinet secretaries, in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration are setting some chat messages to auto-delete in 24 hours, leaving no trace of discussions of government business. W/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission to move forward with redrawing of congressional maps after meeting in private tonight. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Gov. Moore’s redistricting commission met in private Thursday and recommended moving forward to consider new congressional boundary maps. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social & @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula From Giacomo Bologna and @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...

A supermajority of Maryland General Assembly Democrats nullified Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of a reparations study on Tuesday, securing a top priority for Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus. tinyurl.com/fk9wxksr

NEW: Entrepreneur David Trone wants his seat back – in the U.S. House of Representatives that is – and plans to challenge U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney in the 2026 Democratic primary, according to his campaign. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore called the General Assembly back to Annapolis for a special session. First order of business: elect and swear in a speaker of the House of Delegates after Del. Adrienne A. Jones stepped down. Proceedings start Dec. 16. w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW on the Maryland House Speaker's race: Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk emerged Sunday as the front-runner to become the next Maryland House of Delegates speaker, after other top candidates dropped out and pledged their support to her.

As Md House of Delegates Speaker, as a lawmaker and as a county official, Adrienne A. Jones not only pushed progressive policies, she nurtured leaders and acted with moral clarity, according to those who’ve worked closely with her. A look at her career: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is being released from the hospital. The Maryland Republican was taken to the ER and evaluated after a bout of dizziness on Friday. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was taken to the hospital Friday evening after an episode of dizziness, according to a spokesperson. The Maryland Republican is nine days out from hip surgery and went to the ER "out of an abundance of caution." www.thebanner.com/congressman-...

NEW: The Republican National Committee and the Maryland GOP are suing Maryland election officials, claiming the state has failed to properly maintain its voter rolls. tinyurl.com/mucyrjw8 A separate lawsuit filed by the Justice Department Monday wants Maryland to hand over unredacted voter rolls.

Take a break from politics and come with me to the woods of Western Maryland. Meet the state’s brigade of volunteer beetles helping to save the embattled eastern hemlock trees. 📷 @jphotoj.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ys5u7xm3

A broken heating system at a state-run youth detention center have left about 60 children “extremely cold and at risk.”conditions for about a week, @conarck.bsky.social reports. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, the first woman and person of color to hold her position, plans to step down from her leadership post on Thursday, according to people familiar with her decision. @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @pwoodreporter.bsky.social & me www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland voters, the Trump administration wants your voter registration records and is suing the state elections administrator to get them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The NTSB will be talking about the Key Bridge collapse today here in Washington. Board Chair Jennifer Homendy and investigators, like Marcel Muise who led the agency's probe, will discuss the probable cause of the collapse. www.thebanner.com/economy/ntsb...

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson has a primary challenger. Bobby LaPin, aka Baltimore's "Sail Local Guy" or "Captain Bobby," is running to oust Ferguson and riding a wave of anger over the veteran politician's opposition to mid-cycle redistricting. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

And it is done. The U.S. House passed the CR plus three budget bills, 222-209, 2 not voting, to end the shutdown. Maryland's House Democrats all voted NO. The state's sole Republican Rep. Andy Harris voted YES. Read what they had to say before the vote. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gov. Wes Moore had a five letter response to a scathing editorial criticizing his redistricting push in Maryland: "IDGAF." His colorful retort came on the same day his redistricting commission's first meeting. w/ @pwoodreporter.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yc6sejtp